Native language inhibition predicts more successful second language learning: Evidence of two ERP pathways during learning

Pulido, Manuel F.

doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107732

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“…Breakthroughs in neuroscience have provided evidence that linguistic aspects, which only partially overlap between the mother tongue (L1) and the second language (L2), tend to generate different neurophysiological responses. The findings indicate that the level of practice difficulty can be manipulated to engage specific neurological pathways, even when practical performance appears similar on the surface, individual brain responses predict learning success rates as measured on written tests [53]. These data provide direct evidence that teaching material can be modified as appropriate in order to achieve a given brain activation.…”

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Neurodidactics of Languages: Neuromyths in Multilingual Learners

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From the perspective of neuroscience applied to education and the teaching of foreign languages, this exploratory study analyzes the beliefs and conceptions about the functioning of the brain and language learning in students enrolled in Education degrees at the Melilla campus of the University of Granada. The sample consisted of 397 participants. The data collection was carried out by means of a questionnaire designed for this purpose, consisting of questions related to the context and linguistic background of the respondents and to educational neuromyths regarding language learning. The data were analyzed using the SPSS version 27 statistical software, and univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out according to the three grouping dimensions: (a) brain functioning, (b) multiple intelligences and learning styles, and (c) language learning. The results indicate the prevalence of neuromyths related to general concepts, which determine the learning comprehension. This corroborates the findings of research studies in other contexts. Although the participants do not show a prevalence of neuromyths regarding foreign language learning, presumably due to their experiences in multilingual contexts, which constitutes the main contribution of this study.

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Section: Objectives and Research Foundationmentioning

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Neurodidactics of Languages: Neuromyths in Multilingual Learners

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“…Additionally, the Chinese–English bilinguals’ L1 may be inhibited, at the whole language level, in the context of their L2 immersion ( Linck et al, 2009 ). Neurological studies have shown that competing information in the L1 needs to be suppressed to access information in an L2 ( Abutalebi and Green, 2007 ; Pulido, 2021 ). Inhibiting L1 interference can improve L2 performance, in both immersion and non-immersion context (i.e., the L1 Regulation Hypothesis: Bogulski et al, 2019 ).…”

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“…The results were interpreted as evidence that immersed bilinguals suppress the visually presented distractors from intruding on their judgments, and that L1 was inhibited frequently during immersion to facilitate L2 learning. Recent evidence from classroom learning also indicates that the inhibition of L1 equivalents improves learning and retrieval of L2 MWEs in an L1-speaking environment ( Pulido and Dussias, 2020 ; Pulido, 2021 ).…”

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Cross-Language Influences in the Processing of Multiword Expressions: From a First Language to Second and Back

Elgort

Siyanova‐Chanturia

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The present study investigated cross-language influences in the processing of binomial expressions (knife and fork), from a first language (L1) to a second language (L2) and from L2 to L1. Two groups of unbalanced bilinguals (Chinese/L1-English/L2 and English/L1-Chinese/L2) and a control group of English monolinguals performed a visual lexical decision task that incorporated unmasked priming. To assess cross-language influences, we used three types of expressions: congruent binomials (English binomials that have translation equivalents in Chinese), English-only binomials, and Chinese-only binomials translated into English. Lexical decision latencies to the last word (fork) in a binomial (knife and fork) were compared with response latencies to the same word in a matched control phrase (spoon and fork). We found that (1) Chinese-English bilinguals showed a significant priming effect for congruent binomials but no facilitation for English-only binomials, (2) English–Chinese bilinguals showed a trend toward priming for congruent binomials, which did not reach statistical significance, and no priming for English-only binomials, (3) English monolinguals showed comparable priming for congruent and English-only binomials. With respect to the Chinese-only binomials, none of the three participant groups showed priming for translated Chinese-only binomials over controls. These findings suggest that L1 influences the processing of L2 binomials, and that there may be some cross-linguistic influence in the opposite direction, i.e., from L2 to L1, although to a lesser extent.

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“…The results were interpreted as evidence that immersed bilinguals suppress the visually presented distractors from intruding on their judgments, and that L1 was inhibited frequently during immersion to facilitate L2 learning. Recent evidence from classroom learning also indicates that the inhibition of L1 equivalents improves learning and retrieval of L2 MWEs even in an L1speaking environment (Pulido, 2021b;Pulido & Dussias, 2020).…”

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“…This might have caused the absence of priming for translated Chinese-only binomials for the Chinese-English bilinguals. Neurological studies have shown that competing information in the L1 needs to be suppressed to access information in an L2 (Abutalebi & Green, 2007;Pulido, 2021b). Inhibiting L1 interference can improve L2 performance, in both immersion and non-immersion context (i.e., the L1 Regulation Hypothesis: Bogulski et al, 2019).…”

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Cross-Language Influences in the Processing of Multi-Word Expressions: From a First Language to Second and Back

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<p>Cross-language similarity in form and meaning between the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) benefits bilingual language processing. The facilitative role of congruency is well-established in bilingual lexical (single word) processing, such as cognate facilitation effects. Recent research has suggested that the processing advantage afforded by congruency also extends to units beyond the word level, to multi-word expressions (MWEs). Congruent L2 MWEs that have an equivalent form in the L1 are likely to be processed faster and more accurately than incongruent L2-only MWEs that have no equivalent in the L1. However, it is still unclear what mechanisms underpin the congruency effect in the processing of L2 MWEs, and whether congruency can also affect L1 MWE processing. To further understand cross-language influences in the processing of MWEs, the present study investigated cross-language influences in the processing of binomial expressions (knife and fork) in the L1→L2 and L2→L1 directions. Two groups of unbalanced bilinguals (Chinese-English and English-Chinese) and a control group of English monolinguals performed a visual lexical decision task that incorporated unmasked priming. To assess cross-language influences, I used three types of expressions: congruent binomials (English binomials that have translation equivalents in Chinese), English-only binomials, and Chinese-only binomials translated into English. Lexical decision latencies to the last word (fork) in a binomial (knife and fork) were compared with response latencies to the same word in a matched control phrase (spoon and fork). I found that (1) Chinese-English bilinguals in Experiment 1a showed a significant priming effect for congruent binomials but no facilitation for English-only binomials, (2) English monolingual controls in Experiment 1b showed comparable priming for congruent and English-only binomials, (3) English-Chinese bilinguals in Experiment 2 showed a trend toward priming for congruent binomials, which did not reach statistical significance, and no priming for English-only binomials. None of the three participant groups showed priming for translated Chinese-only binomial over controls. These findings suggest that L1 influences the processing of L2 binomials, and that there may be some cross-linguistic influence in the opposite direction, i.e., from L2 to L1, although to a lesser extent. For the Chinese-English bilinguals, the facilitation for congruent binomials is probably not due to the automatic activation of L1 translation equivalents of the L2 binomials. I conclude that exposure to binomial phrases in the L2 is needed for the congruency effect to occur. For the English-Chinese bilinguals, they showed no priming for English-only binomials. I propose that their L1 may be inhibited in L2 learning and immersion contexts and switching back to L1 may come at a cost. However, the English-Chinese bilinguals showed a weak priming in the processing of congruent binomials, providing initial evidence that crosslinguistic influence can occur from the non-dominant L2 to the dominant L1, even in an entirely within-L1 task.</p>

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Native language inhibition predicts more successful second language learning: Evidence of two ERP pathways during learning

Cited by 14 publications

References 97 publications

Neurodidactics of Languages: Neuromyths in Multilingual Learners

Neurodidactics of Languages: Neuromyths in Multilingual Learners

Cross-Language Influences in the Processing of Multiword Expressions: From a First Language to Second and Back

Cross-Language Influences in the Processing of Multi-Word Expressions: From a First Language to Second and Back

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